[Alberg30] hull and deck joint

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Alan, you wrote,

A bolt is an externally threaded fastener, designed for insertion through
> holes in assebled parts, and is normally intended to be tightened by
> torquing a nut.
> A screw is an externally threaded fastener capable of being inserted into
> holes of assembled parts, of mating with a preformed internal thread (nut)
> or forming its own thread  and is normally intended to be tightened by
> torquing the head.

Are you saying the only difference between a bolt and a screw that takes a
nut is, with the former, the nut is intended to be tightened and ,with the
latter, the screw head is intended to be tightened even though, with both,
either can  tightened.

Still confused but getting used to it.

Roger Kingsland


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